American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

American Wrestler: The Wizard | United States of America

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.

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Description

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.

Director

Alex Ranarivelo

Stars

George Kosturos
Ali

Jon Voight
Principle Skinner

William Fichtner
Coach Plyler

Lia Marie Johnson
Kristi Larsen

Kevin G. Schmidt
Rowan Knox

Gabriel Basso
Jimmy Petersen

Shannon Collis
Wendy

Courtney Hope Turner
Jenny

Ali Afshar
Hafez Tabad

Nicholas Guilak
Pasha

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Keywords

based on true story, teenage boy, 1980s, sport, hostility, inspired by true events, wrestling, iran, wrestler, wrestling coach, ostracism, wrestling team

Production

ESX Productions, ESX Entertainment

Actor

George Kosturos, Jon Voight, William Fichtner, Lia Marie Johnson, Kevin G. Schmidt, Gabriel Basso, Shannon Collis, Courtney Hope Turner, Ali Afshar, Nicholas Guilak, Sasha Feldman, Michael Girgenti

Creators

Brian Rudnick (Writer), Ali Afshar (Producer), Alex Ranarivelo (Director), Brett Hedlund (Editor), Reuben Steinberg (Director of Photography), Jamie Christopherson (Original Music Composer), Hadeel Reda (Producer)

Alternative titles

American Wrestler (US)
The Wizard (US)

Release dates

23.04.2016 (US)
16.05.2017 (US)
05.09.2019 (KR)
31.05.2021 (AU)
01.07.2021 (NZ)